Lip-stick holder.



W. G. KENDALL.

LIPSTICK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.25. 1911.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

g ii 16 WG'KGTOdaJZZ WILLIAM G. KENDALL, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LIP-STICK HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 25, 1917. Serial No. 144,509.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM G. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lip-Stick Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to new and useful improvements in holdersfor lip sticks of rouge, the primary object of my invention being theprovision of a neat, ornamental and serviceable lip stick holder whichmay be cheaply manufactured and readily assembled.

In this connection, a still further object of my invention consists inconstructing a lip stick holder including a holder proper in the form ofa tube, a tubular cap for closing one end of the holder, and a lip stickreceiving follower movable within the holder to extend the stickwhich itcarries beyond the holder for use.

Heretofore, it has been customary to thread a screw into the follower sothat the head ofthe screw will project through a slot in the holder andserve as a knob or projection for reciprocating the follower within theholder to extend or retract the stick of rouge.

The cost of manufacturing these screws and the cost of assemblage whenthey are employed is high relative to the cost of the remainder of thearticle and the primary object of my invention is to do away with thisscrew by providing the follower with which performs all the functions ofthe screw which it replaces.

A still further object of this invention resides in the particularmanner of forming that portion of the tongue projecting through the slotto give it sufficient strength and to at the same time afford a neatappearance.

With these and other objects in view, my

invention will be more fully ,described, illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawings, and

then specifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to andforms a part of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lip stickholder with the cap applied;

Fig. 2 is a strung out perspective v1ew of nal slot 13 terminating theholder with the cap removed, an alternate positionof the cap, when thedevice is in use, being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the holder, showinthe cap applied in the manner indicated 1n dotted lines in Fig. 2, thesection being taken along the slot of the holder proper;

Fig. at is an unassembled perspective view of the holder proper andfollower. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

My improved lip stick holder includes the holder proper 10, follower 11and cap 12. The holder 10 is preferably formed of sheet metal, plated orotherwise finished to give a neat and ornamental appearance and is inthe form of a seamless tube, preferably elliptical in cross section,closed at one end and open at the other. vided throughout the greaterportion of its length and along one side with a longitudiat its endsshort of the ends of the holder. The cap 12 is also made of suitablyplated or burnished sheet metal in the form of a seamless tubecorresponding in cross sectional shape to the holder and proportioned tofit snugly over it. This cap is open at one end and closed at itsopposite end and is in length to the length of the holder. If desired,it may be provided adjacent either end with outstruck annular beads 14for the sake of ornamentation. Its open end is also provided with anotch 15 in one side adapted to aline with the slot 13 of the holder, aswill be clear by reference to Fig. 30f the draw ings. The follower 11 isin the form of a seamless sleeve or ferrule open at one end but havingits other end closed, as shown, to

seat the end of a stlck of lip rouge 17 Thls' slide therein and therouge stick is proportionedso that one end will seat in the follower,being held thereto by one or more prongs 16 instruck from the follower,and so that the sticklas a whole may be retracted into the holder properor projected beyond the open end of the holder to a more or less extent,as desired, through movement of the follower. The follower, at one side,is provided with a U-shaped cleft 18 todefine a tongue 19, the base por-This holder is pro Patented Aug. 14,1917.

preferably equal tion of which is adjacent the open end of the followerand the free end of which is adjacent the closed end thereof. Thistongue is formed in the follower in such a manner that when the followeris located within the holder, the tongue will be disposed immediatelybelow the slot 13.

In assembling the device, the follower is slipped into the open end ofthe holder with its closed end innermost and with its tongue inalinement with the slot 13. The free end of the tongue is then priedupwardly slightly through the slot 13, after which the tongue is rolledforwardly upon itself to provide a tubular abutment projecting be yondthe outer face of the holder with its axis disposed at right angles tothe axis of the holder. This tongue is preferably substantially equal inwidth to the width of the slot so that it will provide a support orguide for the follower, in use. Any convenient means for bending thetongue in the manner described may be followed. For instance, a fine rodhaving a split end may be utilized, the tongue being located between theforks or fingers formed by splitting the end of the rod and the rodbeing turned to wind the tongue about one of the fingers to provide thecylindrical abutment. If this is the method followed, that finger oi therod about which the tongue is to be wound should, of course, be'properlyshaped and proportioned to provide the desired abutment. Preferably, thetongue is rolled in such a direction that its free end is rolleddownwardly toward the slot formed by striking out the tongue, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3.

The employment of the above described lip stick holder will be readilyunderstood by reference to the drawings and but a slight description is.believed to be necessary. When not in use, the cap isapplied in themanner shown in Fig. 1, the follower and, consequently, the lip stickbeing drawn into the innermost portion of the holder proper and theabutment of the follower seating in the notch 15 of the open end of thecap. In use, the cap is removed and the lip stick projected beyond theholder to any desired extent by pressure exerted against the abut mentor tongue 19 to advance the follower. If desired, the cap may be appliedto the reverse end of the holder during use of the device to form asupplemental handle, this application being clearly shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2 and in full lines in Fig. 3. After use, the lip stickis, of course, retracted into the holder through movement of thefollower and the cap is reapplied in the manner shown in Fig. 1. Theresilient eye or loop formed by rolling the tongue to produce theabutment will act to cushion the checking of the follower when thetongue reaches either end of the slot. This eye or loop will also serveas-a convenient means for attaching a chain.

It will of course be understood that I reserve the right to make anychanges, within the scope of the appended claim, without in theslightest degree departing from the spirit of my invention. i

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A lip stick holder including a tubular holder proper, closed at one end,said holder being formed with a longitudinal slot terminating short ofits ends, a follower sleeve slidable within the holder proper with thatend adjacent the closed end of the holder proper formed to provide aseat against which a stick of rouge may abut, a tongue stamped out fromthe follower sleeve and projecting through the slot of the holderproper, the tongue being bent to provide a tubular abutment projectingbeyond the holder proper and by means of which the sleeve maybereciprocated within the holder roper, and a cap proportioned to fitsnugly about the holder proper with one end open to receive the holderand the other closed. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL. {1.5.1

